to be dropped / disappear
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to be dropped
To no longer take place, be available, or be valid; to be canceled or removed.
Wegen des schlechten Wetters muss das Konzert heute leider wegfallen.
Because of the bad weather, the concert unfortunately has to be canceled today.
'Wegfallen' is a separable verb. In a main clause, the prefix 'weg' stands at the end. In subordinate clauses and in the infinitive with 'zu', the verb stays together.
Die letzte Stunde fällt heute weg.
The last class is canceled today.
The verb is made up of 'weg' (away) and 'fallen' (to fall). The literal meaning 'weg-fallen' (to fall away) helps you remember the figurative meaning 'to no longer be there' or 'to be dropped'.
Durch die neue Software fallen viele manuelle Arbeitsschritte weg.
With the new software, many manual work steps disappear.
The perfect tense of 'wegfallen' is always formed with the auxiliary verb 'sein' (to be), because it expresses a disappearance or a change of state.
Die Anmeldegebühr ist seit diesem Jahr weggefallen.
The registration fee has been dropped since this year.
to disappear
'verschwinden' and 'wegfallen' can both mean that something is no longer there or no longer plays a role. 'verschwinden' is broader and can also be used for visible things, people, or feelings. Something is then no longer visible, no longer findable, or dissolves. 'wegfallen' is used more for appointments, rules, costs, reasons, or other abstract things. It often sounds as if something is being removed or is no longer needed. If the bus is no longer visible, it 'verschwindet'; if an appointment is canceled, it 'fällt weg'.
Der Termin am Freitag fällt weg, weil die Ärztin krank ist.
The appointment on Friday is canceled because the doctor is sick.
Nach dem Regen verschwinden die dunklen Wolken langsam.
After the rain, the dark clouds slowly disappear.